DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Faculty

Ms. Teri Bycroft
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Health Sciences Building, Room 116
918-343-7585
tbycroft@rsu.edu

Education

Completing Doctor of Education (in research portion of dissertation)
Adult Education       
Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK

M.S., Nursing (1999)
Child Health Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Specialist
University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, AL

B.S., Nursing (Cum Laude) (1998)
University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, AL

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate (1976)
University of Alabama in Birmingham College of Nursing, Birmingham, AL

Diploma of Nursing (1974)
St. Margaret’s School of Nursing, Montgomery, AL

Employment

2009-Present, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Department of Health Sciences
Rogers State University, Claremore, OK

2005-2009, Associate Director of Human Subjects Research
1999-2005, Institutional Review Board Administrator
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK

2002-Present, Adjunct Nursing Faculty
Bacone College, Muskogee, OK

03/99-08/99, Adjunct Nursing Faculty and Occupational Health Nursing
PRN Nursing, Mobile, AL

1998-1999, School Nurse
Infirmary Health System, Inc, Mobile, AL

03/98-08/98, PRN Education Position
University of South Alabama Knollwood Park Hospital, Mobile, AL

1991-1998, EPSDT Department Head
University of South Alabama Hospitals, Mobile, AL

19881991, Clinical Faculty Appointment
Department of Pediatrics
University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL

1987-1988 (part time), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Lowndes County Health Services, Hayneville, AL

1987-1988 (part time), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Department of Medical Genetics
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

1986-1987 (part time), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Private Practice
Dr. D.J. Angnos, Montgomery, AL

1984-1986, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Private Practice
Dr. A.Z. Holloway, Montgomery, AL

1988-1984, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Monsky Developmental Center, Montgomery, AL

1981-1983, Staff Nurse
St. Margaret’s Hospital, Montgomery, AL

1979-1981, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
National Health Service Corps, Montgomery, AL

1976-1979, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Montgomery Housing Authority, Montgomery, AL

1974-1975, Staff Nurse
St. Margaret’s Hospital, Montgomery, AL

Honors and Awards

• Post Baccalaureate Nursing Scholarship from the Alabama Board of Nursing, 1998
• Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant, 1998
• Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, 1998
• University of South Alabama’s College of Nursing’s Undergraduate Leadership Award, 1998
• Sigma Theta Tau Scholarship Recipient, 1997
• Dean’s List, 1996-1999

Professional Affiliations

• Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
• The National Association of IRB Managers

Licensure/Certification

• Registered Nurse, Oklahoma Board of Nursing
• Certified IRB Manager, The National Association of IRB Managers
• Certified IRB Professional, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research

Publications

Bycroft, T.C., O’Conner, T., Hoff, C., & Bohannon, A. (2000). Choosing a less painful injectable penicillin for treatment of Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis. Pediatric Emergency Care, 16 (6), 398-400.

Presentations

Bycroft, Theresa C. (2006, November). Why you need to register your research with ClinicalTrials.gov and how to do it. Grand Rounds Oklahoma State University Medical Center. Tulsa, OK.

Bycroft, Theresa C. (2006, August). Registering your research with ClinicalTrials.gov. Presentation at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences’ Research Symposium, Developing Tomorrow’s Research Today. Tulsa, OK.

Nichols-Sharpe, Sallie, Bycroft, Theresa, Woodard, Chris, & Foster, Vickie (2003,October). Reading habits and preferences of educational cohort groups in Oklahoma. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association, Edmond, OK.

Nichols-Sharpe, Sallie, Bycroft, Theresa, Woodard, Chris, & Foster, Vickie (2004, January). Reading habits and preferences of educational cohort groups in Oklahoma. Paper presented at the meeting of the Oklahoma Educational Studies Association, Stillwater, OK.

Immunizations in a Managed Care Environment

• Alabama State Nurses Association Convention, October 1999